A new visual warning system (VWS) for the Washington, D.C. ADIZ becomes operational May 21. The VWS is a ground-based system that uses low-level beams of alternating red and green lasers designed to alert pilots that they have violated the ADIZ or flight restricted zone (FRZ). Pilots who see this signal should immediately contact ATC […]
Liberty to lease facility at MLB
Diamond Aircraft will begin building its DA40 Diamond Star in China. “We are investing in Chinese domestic production as China is an important emerging GA market,” said Diamond CEO Christian Dries. The new facility is designed to employ as many as 1,700 workers and produce more than 600 aircraft a year, as the Chinese market […]
Tiger to offer airbags
Tiger Aircraft now sport AmSafe Aviation’s inflatable restraints as standard equipment. The airbags will be fitted on all pilot and copilot seats and will be available as options on rear seats.
NAA names ‘most memorable records’ of 2004
The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) recently announced its list of the Most Memorable Records of 2004. The “most memorable” are just a few of the dozens of records set last year and include: – Mike Keenum set a record for piston engine aircraft over a closed circuit of 100 kilometers (62 miles) without payload in […]
GA gets electric air conditioning
Northcoast Technologies now has an all-electric air conditioning system for GA aircraft, currently STC’d for three Cessna 182 and two 172 models. Northcoast’s Bob Rutherford says it is “the first all-electric, hermetically sealed, brushless DC air conditioning system” for GA aircraft. Unlike other systems, it does not use an engine-driven compressor – but it does […]
Mooney donates Tiger to Florida AIr Museum
The Florida Air Museum is now home to the one-of-a-kind Mooney Tiger. The aircraft, officially presented to the museum during last month’s Sun ‘n Fun fly-in, joins Mooney’s 1948 M-18L Mite, a single-seat, low-wing monoplane currently on display at the museum. Formerly known as the Mooney Predator, the Tiger was created to compete for the […]
The REAL aviator
The popularity of the recent movie about Howard Hughes, “The Aviator,” has resulted in a six-fold increase in attendance at the Florida Air Museum on the Sun ‘n Fun campus. The museum has such a vast collection of Howard Hughes memorabilia that officials are still cataloging items. Included are photos, newspaper clippings, flight suits and […]
Make your living room first class with armchairs from MotoArt
If you have always wanted to ride in first class, but couldn’t justify the expense for a few hours of luxury, MotoArt has the furniture for you. MotoArt, a California-based company that takes derelict aircraft parts and transforms them into home and office décor, has received a new selection of first class chairs from Lockheed […]
Gill introduces new battery capacity tester
Battery capacity checking just got easier, thanks to Gill’s new TCT-1000 Battery Capacity Analyzer. The new instrument is intended to simplify battery capacity checks for A&P mechanics, as well as those who perform their own maintenance. It performs automatic capacity testing of 12- and 24-volt, lead-acid aircraft batteries and is capable of accurately measuring the […]